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Board of Cosmetology
OHLA professions

Laws & Rules for Cosmetology
Authorizing Statutes & Rules
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Regulations governing cosmetology (barbering, esthetics, hair design and nail technology) in Oregon are contained in Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) 690.005-690.235 and 690.992 and Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR) Chapter 817, Divisions 005-120.
 
Oregon Health Licensing Agency (OHLA) statutes and rules governing administrative, procedural, licensing and regulatory compliance requirements for all OHLA-regulated professions are found in ORS 676.605-676.625 and 676.992 and OAR 331, Divisions 001-030.
 
2012 Administrative Rulemaking
In order to permanently adopt temporary rules, the Oregon Health Licensing Agency (Agency) must go through the regular rulemaking process.  Proposed revisions to administrative rules will be related to the following topics. 
  • Civil penalties authority
  • American with Disabilities Act
  • Facility application requirement criteria
  • General administrative rule maintenence
 

Date
 Action
 Time
September 13, 2011
Temporary administrative rule effective
 
October 24, 2011
Board meeting notification of temporary rule. 
9 am
January 23, 2012
Approve rulemaking schedule
9 am
March 1, 2012
Temporary administrative rule effective
  
March 5, 2012
 Legislation and Rules Committee (fiscal impact)
 9 am
March 5, 2012
 Board approve proposed rules & fiscal impact – CC
 1:30 pm
March 11, 2012
 Temporary rule expires
  
April  1, 2012
 Notice of proposed rules –Oregon Bulletin
  
April  28, 2012
 Last day for public comment
 
July 23, 2012
 Board meeting adopt permanent rules – conference call
 9 am
August 27, 2012
 Temporary rule expires
  
 
Administrative Rule Schedule
Temporary Administrative Rules
The Oregon Health Licensing Agency (Agency) filed temporary administrative rules with the Secretary of State Office on September 13, 2011, to align the Agency and the Board of Cosmetology (Board) with correct statutory authority related to assessing civil penalties and aligning rules with American with Disabilities Act protocols related to communicable disease status for certificate holder. 
 
Temporary administrative rules will expire on March 11, 2012. 
 
Stakeholder Letter
 
Certificate & Order for Filing Temporary Administrative Rules
 
Statement of Need and Justification
 
Temporary Administrative Rule Text
State Statutes
Cosmetology ORS 690.005-690.235 and 690.992 (Scroll down to find the related section.)
 
Oregon Health Licensing Agency (OHLA) ORS 676.605-676.625 and 676.992 (Scroll down to find the related section.)
Administrative Rules
Cosmetology OAR Chapter 817, Divisions 005-120 (effective 9-13-11) Click on Administrative Rules - by OAR Chapter Division then click 331, scroll down to find the related section 005-120.
 
The above rules link directly to the Secretary of State and may not reflect recently adopted rules.  OHLA offers the most recently adopted rules in PDF file format below.
 
Board of Cosmetology OAR Chapter 817, Division 005-125 (9-13-11 PDF Version)
 
Oregon Health Licensing Agency (OHLA)  OAR Chapter 331, Divisions 001-030 (effective 3-1-2011) Click on Administrative Rules - by OAR Chapter Division then click 331, scroll down to find the related section 001-030.
For More Information
For more information
Click here to learn more about Oregon laws and rules. 

Page updated: January 27, 2012